The Rubicon Centre

Pupil referral unit · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Raincliffe Street, Selby, YO8 4AN

01609 533951 · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 10 January 2018; confirmed 2023
Pupils6Room for 16 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 24 in 2019, 8 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 14 in 2025, 6 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals83%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 10 January 2018.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 7 December 2023: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in North Yorkshire. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in North Yorkshire

Pupils, staff and SEND

Specialist SEND provision: this school has resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs. These places are usually allocated through the council's SEND team.

PupilsThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 64.3% 18.9%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 7.1% 3.0%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 92.9% 13.1%* 13.4%
English as an additional language 7.1% 5.9%* 19.2%
Pupils per teacher 3.6 17.9 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 3.1 12.7 11.8
Teachers who left during the year 14.6% 14.6%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is The Rubicon Centre's Ofsted rating?

The Rubicon Centre was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 10 January 2018. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 7 December 2023, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.